{"id":88269,"date":"2019-03-13T11:50:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T11:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/articles\/shards-of-infinity-beta-ios-android\/"},"modified":"2019-03-13T11:50:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T11:50:16","slug":"you-can-now-sign-up-for-the-shards-of-infinity-beta-on-ios-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/13\/you-can-now-sign-up-for-the-shards-of-infinity-beta-on-ios-android\/","title":{"rendered":"You can now sign up for the Shards of Infinity Beta on iOS &amp; Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/you-can-now-sign-up-for-the-shards-of-infinity-beta-on-ios-android.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"author\">By Joe Robinson<\/span> <span class=\"date\">13 Mar 2019<\/span> <\/p>\n<div id=\"content-container\">\n<p>Temple Gates Games, the developers that gave us the excellent digital port of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/reviews\/review-race-for-the-galaxy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Race for the Galaxy<\/em><\/a>, are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.templegatesgames.com\/shardsannouncement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">working on a digital adaptation<\/a> of the <em>Ascension<\/em>-follow up <a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/244115\/shards-infinity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Shards of Infinity<\/em><\/a>. Released last year, this competitive deck-builder pits 2 \u2013 4 players against each other in a bid to see who can survive the longest.<\/p>\n<p>Each player has a health pool that can be reduced, and they are knocked out if it reaches zero. Similarly there are \u2018Mastery\u2019 points that can be obtained to make cards stronger, and if a player reaches 30 they essentially aut0-win, Exodia-style, by activating their Infinity Shard.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eLaXJ9ebQQM?controls=0]<\/p>\n<p>Temple Gate Games have mentioned that the digital game is due Spring 2019, and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfPwsYiFEVpIDE70oCLNEx_jOO1H2GGuej2uVFeIvq3U1E_7g\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you can sign up to the beta through this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;only iOS users get to access the beta for free via TestFlight. It\u2019s implied that Android and Steam users will have to pay for access via these stores respective Early Access programs. For some reason TempleGates haven\u2019t figured out you can just generate free codes to give to people, although there\u2019s nothing wrong engaging in the Early Access eco-system to its full extent, I guess.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of the current touted game features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>128 Cards<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>2-4 Player<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>30 Minute playing time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Network multiplayer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Local pass and play<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Solo play against AI<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joe Robinson 13 Mar 2019 Temple Gates Games, the developers that gave us the excellent digital port of Race for the Galaxy, are working on a digital adaptation of the Ascension-follow up Shards of Infinity. 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